Just like the scene after a bad car accident, people want to get close, but not too close.

FORBES: Reaction To Penn State And Sandusky Scandal Similar To Serious Car Crash

The boss of the building union in Western Australia, Kevin Reynolds, even comes close (but not too close) to speaking fondly of Buckeridge.

FORBES: Bricks and Vinegar

Exercise can help you sleep better at night, but not if you start too close to bedtime.

FORBES: 4 Ways To Sleep Better And Be Thinner

Days that we have 60 or 70, we break it down where we have "hero" makeups, which are features, and "midground" makeups, which are paint jobs, where we paint highlights and shadows on their faces to make them look dead, but they're not intended to get too close to the camera.

CNN: What it takes to make a 'Walking Dead' zombie

But Mr Wearne told the BBC the FSA was not too close to the industry and remained an independent regulator.

BBC: 'Traces of pork DNA' found in halal prison meat

But the Arab world does not want to be seen to be standing too close.

BBC: Arabs want US to push Israel

But Kurdish diplomat Qubad Talabani says Iraqi Kurdish leaders have learned not to get too close to their powerful neighbor.

NPR: Kurdistan Caught in Middle of Iran-U.S. Tensions

He said the email contact had been "too close" but said as things stood, he did not believe Mr Hunt had broken the code.

BBC: David Cameron: No 'grand deal' with Murdochs

"It was disappointing not to take advantage early on - I was playing well but made too many mistakes to close it out, " said Murray.

BBC: Murray comes through Paris opener

It's not something we've covered too closely to date, but there's no doubt about how close to him it strikes: a California appeals court decided against Apple today in the company's bid to force bloggers to turn over sources who leaked information about the Apple product codenamed " Asteroid" way in 2004 (remember that?).

ENGADGET: Court rejects Apple bid to bust blogs